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The Eight Most Annoying Travelers You’ll Meet on the Road
Travel can improve you, but it doesn’t always: David Joshua Jennings presents a field guide to the eight most annoying types of travelers you may meet on the road.
Buses and Tacos: An Indie Travel Experience in Mexico
There is more to Mexican culture than beach resorts and cruise stops. For a real cultural experience, Pamela MacNaughtan suggests travelling through Mexico by bus and eating as many tacos as you can.
Tales From the Road: Getting Up Close and Personal
How do you get beneath the skin of a country? Is it possible to experience the real place behind the tourist façade? What’s the best way to engage with local people? How can a deeper relationship with a place and its people benefit you? Here are the stories of travellers who have found ways to get up close and personal with the countries they have visited and how it has changed them. Helen Moat finds out from other travellers she has connected with.
Round the World Family Budget Planning
Starting to work out your budget for a family RTW journey? Start here! Jenn Miller talks costs and variables. Seven real traveling families share their budget numbers to help get you started!
Indie Travel in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for $50 a day
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan may not be on your top places to visit, but if you are an intrepid and adventurous traveler you just may want to consider adding them!
It’s Not What You Think: Long Term Family Travel
Jenn Miller has a PhD in family travel earned from the University of Crazy Mamas Abroad. With four kids and nearly 30 countries across five continents under her belt, she’s certified to tell it like it really is.
Food and Wine in British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada is known world-wide for its spectacular scenery and outdoor adventures. But did you know that it also offers some of the best food and wine in the world as well?
Why Travel Long-Term? An Open Letter to Loved Ones
In early 2008 Jennifer Miller sent an open letter to loved ones, attempting to explain her family’s impending leap from a conventional life to a year and a half on bicycles. Little did she know that, more than five years later, they’d still be traveling. This letter is as true today as it was the day she penned it, and explains (to those who care) WHY one family dropped a successful conventional life like a hot rock in trade for the great unknown.
Are Guidebooks Necessary for the Current Traveler?
We use guidebooks to plan our itineraries, learn about a country’s culture and history, find accommodation, and much more. They help create our experiences and provide a foundation in how we perceive and understand the place we are traveling. In this article, David Jennings takes a closer look on how these books are produced and what consequences their usage has on the world.
The People You Meet While Traveling
Buses get travelers where they need to go, and are often a cheaper alternative to trains. But bus rides are more than just transportation. On a bus trip from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Sarajevo, Bosnia, Joelle Renstrom encountered a passenger who made her realize that bus rides, international travel, and life itself are leaps all of faith.
Four Fantastic Foodie Road Trips in the US
The US is filled with amazing destinations and scenic drives. Jenn Molholt recommends four food-centered trips that provide more than just eye candy.
Defining Change – Coming Home from a RTW Trip
Adjusting to life after an around the world trip can be stressful, especially when you have high expectations about how your life should change. Annie Shustrin shares her struggle in returning from a year long honeymoon and finding her place in Brooklyn, New York.